Pinch Brook Golf Course
Florham Park, New Jersey · 18 holes · par 65 · Public. Designed by Rees Jones Inc., opened 1983.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 190 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 11, where the green sits 14 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 14 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- 16 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 18 | 174 | 157 | 139 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 476 | 453 | 408 |
| 3 | 4 | 8 | 385 | 368 | 286 |
| 4 | 4 | 14 | 337 | 327 | 301 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 343 | 336 | 316 |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 190 | 169 | 124 |
| 7 | 3 | 16 | 177 | 144 | 117 |
| 8 | 4 | 10 | 358 | 337 | 314 |
| 9 | 3 | 12 | 164 | 142 | 100 |
| 10 | 3 | 15 | 177 | 159 | 136 |
| 11 | 3 | 13 | 167 | 152 | 117 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | 466 | 445 | 407 |
| 13 | 4 | 9 | 369 | 349 | 333 |
| 14 | 4 | 7 | 351 | 340 | 325 |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | 364 | 341 | 325 |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 158 | 144 | 103 |
| 17 | 3 | 17 | 153 | 127 | 109 |
| 18 | 3 | 11 | 187 | 163 | 131 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 4996 | 64.2 | 115 |
| Blue | Female | 4996 | 69.3 | 118 |
| White | Female | 4653 | 67.1 | 117 |
| White | Male | 4653 | 62.6 | 106 |
| Red | Male | 4091 | 60.5 | 99 |
| Red | Female | 4091 | 64.1 | 110 |
Hole 1 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 174-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 160 · 174 · 192front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 31yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 480+12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 458 · 476 · 488front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 76 to reach, 81 to carry
- Water right: 128 to reach, 169 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 241 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 76 to reach, 81 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 231.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 380-14 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 364 · 385 · 399front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 245
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 264 to reach, 269 to carry
- Water right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 264 to reach, 269 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 245.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 311 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 318 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 37 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 1 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].